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  1. Public Bookmark 26

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    It rankles a bit that "deep background" is all Carl ever gets from Bob, because they’re partners. They share a byline; it feels unfair that Bob won’t share the second-biggest secret between them. Bob doesn’t have to know that Carl is holding tight to something even bigger.

     

    Late at night in the Post offices after the release of the Segretti article, more than a couple secrets come out.

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    27 May 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 26

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    When the initial hunger for getting assigned a good story and the subsequent satiation that comes with it wear off, Bernstein is left with a lingering annoyance.

    Woodward is young and inexperienced. He’s been working at the Post for nine months. He should be scrappy and rough around the edges and still breaking a sweat every time Bradlee so much as thinks about him. Instead, he’s all golden retriever confidence and charm and somehow has an infuriating knack for turning a courtroom assignment into the story of the fucking century.

    Of course, he can hardly write to save his life, which makes Bernstein feel better.

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    27 May 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 8

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    "Okay, Freud," Carl says, stung. He doesn't know why the accusation hits so hard. It's true he likes to chew on things, or suck on hard candies, and sure, people make jokes about smokers, but right on the heels of Woodward flipping him off it feels... targeted. Like maybe Woodward thinks Carl wasn't kidding even a little bit about sucking on that finger.

    Kinktober day 5: finger sucking/dacryphilia

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    25 May 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 8

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    “Wouldn’t dream of it.” Carl decided against sitting as well. He liked being taller than Woodward, liked the feeling of control and the leverage it provided him. “Does this remind you a little bit of Samson and Delilah?”

    Kinktober day 27: hair pulling

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    25 May 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 12

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    “Can I suck your dick?”

     

    It’s both unexpected and expected, and Carl both knows what to say and doesn’t. So he says nothing.

     

    “You suggested it,” Bob says, which Carl can’t honestly deny. He didn’t mean the suggestion, but he made it.

     

    Are you gay, he wants to ask. Are you crazy is probably the more important question.

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    24 May 2026